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Brian Gionta

#12 · Right wing · Boston Bruins

Born Jan 18, 1979 in Rochester, New York, USA · 5'7", 178 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 82nd overall in 1998 by NJD (round 3)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2002-03

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Scott Hartnell PHI · 60 P in 82 GP David Booth FLA · 60 P in 72 GP Phil Kessel BOS · 60 P in 70 GP Nik Antropov NYR · 59 P in 81 GP Alexei Ponikarovsky TOR · 61 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802001-02: 11 points1101-022002-03: 25 points252003-04: 29 points2903-042005-06: 89 points892006-07: 45 points4506-072007-08: 53 points532008-09: 60 points6008-092009-10: 46 points462010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 15 points152012-13: 26 points2612-132013-14: 40 points402014-15: 35 points3514-152015-16: 33 points332016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 7 points7

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2001-02 NJD 33 4 7 11 10 8 58 54 0.33
2002-03 NJD 58 12 13 25 5 23 129 15 0.43
2003-04 NJD 75 21 8 29 19 36 174 31 0.39
2005-06 NJD 82 48 41 89 18 46 291 47 1.09 $627K
2006-07 NJD 62 25 20 45 -3 36 194 30 0.73 $4M
2007-08 NJD 82 22 31 53 1 46 257 52 0.65 $4M
2008-09 NJD 81 20 40 60 12 32 248 44 0.74 $4M
2009-10 MTL 61 28 18 46 3 26 237 36 0.75 $5M
2010-11 MTL 82 29 17 46 3 24 298 87 0.56 $5M
2011-12 MTL 31 8 7 15 -7 16 75 35 0.48 $5M
2012-13 MTL 48 14 12 26 3 8 112 37 0.54 $5M
2013-14 MTL 81 18 22 40 1 22 184 46 0.49 $5M
2014-15 BUF 69 13 22 35 -13 18 153 61 0.51 $4.25M
2015-16 BUF 79 12 21 33 -5 12 169 46 0.42 $4.25M
2016-17 BUF 82 15 20 35 -11 22 149 54 0.43 $4.25M
2017-18 BOS 20 2 5 7 -1 2 42 17 0.35 $700K
16 seasons Career 1026 291 304 595 35 377 2770 692 0.58

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 NJD 6 2 2 4 -1 0 16 11 0.67
2002-03 NJD 24 1 8 9 5 6 59 11 0.38
2003-04 NJD 5 2 3 5 -2 0 9 6 1.00
2005-06 NJD 9 3 4 7 -1 2 29 6 0.78
2006-07 NJD 11 8 1 9 5 4 37 5 0.82
2007-08 NJD 5 1 0 1 -2 2 14 7 0.20
2008-09 NJD 7 2 3 5 0 4 23 4 0.71
2009-10 MTL 19 9 6 15 -6 14 70 26 0.79
2010-11 MTL 7 3 2 5 -6 0 35 13 0.71
2012-13 MTL 2 0 1 1 -2 0 5 4 0.50
2013-14 MTL 17 1 6 7 0 2 40 11 0.41
2017-18 BOS 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00
12 seasons Playoffs 113 32 36 68 -11 34 337 105 0.60

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 20 40 60 12 32 248 44 0.74 8.1 16:58

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2009, then UFA
$67KCap dollars per point60 points in 81 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $4M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2017-18 $700K
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4.25M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $5M
2009-10 to 2013-14 $5M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $4M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $627K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:33
Apr 9, 2009 @ OTT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 18:46
Apr 7, 2009 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:07
Apr 4, 2009 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:10
Apr 3, 2009 vs TBL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 17:59
Apr 1, 2009 @ PIT L 1-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:04
Mar 30, 2009 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:41
Mar 28, 2009 vs CAR L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 14:58
Mar 27, 2009 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:03
Mar 23, 2009 @ PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:47
Mar 22, 2009 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18:47
Mar 20, 2009 vs MIN W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 16:09
Mar 18, 2009 @ CAR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:06
Mar 17, 2009 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:15
Mar 14, 2009 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:36
Mar 12, 2009 vs PHX W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 15:27
Mar 10, 2009 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:11
Mar 7, 2009 @ NYI L 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:56
Mar 3, 2009 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 17:10
Mar 1, 2009 vs PHI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 15:46
Feb 28, 2009 vs FLA W 7-2 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 14:07
Feb 26, 2009 vs COL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:00
Feb 21, 2009 @ NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 19:05
Feb 19, 2009 @ TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:44
Feb 17, 2009 @ FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:13
Feb 15, 2009 vs SJS W 6-5 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 18:27
Feb 13, 2009 vs BOS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:19
Feb 11, 2009 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17:02
Feb 9, 2009 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:09
Feb 7, 2009 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:45
Feb 6, 2009 @ ATL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:55
Feb 3, 2009 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:25
Jan 30, 2009 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 19:14
Jan 29, 2009 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 13:35
Jan 27, 2009 @ OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:31
Jan 21, 2009 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:50
Jan 19, 2009 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:50
Jan 17, 2009 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:05
Jan 16, 2009 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:13
Jan 13, 2009 @ VAN W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:14
Jan 11, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 19:21
Jan 10, 2009 @ LAK W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:19
Jan 8, 2009 vs ATL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:20
Jan 6, 2009 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:17
Jan 4, 2009 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 16:50
Jan 2, 2009 vs MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:58
Dec 31, 2008 @ DAL L 2-4 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 17:23
Dec 30, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 17:48
Dec 27, 2008 @ NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 13:05
Dec 26, 2008 vs PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 15:33
Dec 23, 2008 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 5 16:13
Dec 21, 2008 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:19
Dec 19, 2008 vs OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:23
Dec 17, 2008 @ BUF W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:59
Dec 16, 2008 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:53
Dec 13, 2008 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:43
Dec 12, 2008 vs NYR W 8-5 1 3 4 3 0 3 0 17:15
Dec 10, 2008 vs PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 16:44
Dec 6, 2008 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:37
Dec 4, 2008 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 18:54
Nov 29, 2008 @ PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:45
Nov 26, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 8 1 20:27
Nov 23, 2008 @ TBL W 7-3 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 14:18
Nov 21, 2008 vs NYI W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 17:49
Nov 20, 2008 vs FLA W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 15:22
Nov 15, 2008 vs WSH W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 17:33
Nov 14, 2008 @ WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:48
Nov 12, 2008 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:57
Nov 8, 2008 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:02
Nov 5, 2008 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 15:55
Nov 3, 2008 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 18:00
Nov 1, 2008 vs ATL W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:44
Oct 29, 2008 vs TOR L 5-6 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 21:06
Oct 25, 2008 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 20:15
Oct 24, 2008 vs PHI L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 19:23
Oct 22, 2008 vs DAL W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 14:23
Oct 18, 2008 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:26
Oct 16, 2008 @ ATL W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:28
Oct 13, 2008 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:42
Oct 11, 2008 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 15:32
Oct 10, 2008 vs NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:19